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so, i don't want the law of war to be the law of america, because that would mean that we would be giving up on the bill of rights. >> on a slightly lighter note, you did get some support and you got some support from the democratic side. democratic senator ron wyden spoke up and defended you. senator paul, even majority leader harry reid had some praise for you and here is that. >> i've been involved in a few filibusters, as rand paul has, as rand paul did yesterday. and what i've learned from my experiences, with talking filibusters, is this. to succeed, you need strong convictions, but also a strong bladder. it's obvious, senator paul has both. >> i have to say, i was incredibly impressed by your bladder control and i was only all right with it, because you are a doctor and i figured you knew if you were taking a risk you shouldn't be taking. >> yeah, one of the things that really, there were two things that struck me about yesterday. three things. one, the public response was overwhelming, bigger than we have ever seen. the second thing that struck me was that members of the house of
so, i don't want the law of war to be the law of america, because that would mean that we would be giving up on the bill of rights. >> on a slightly lighter note, you did get some support and you got some support from the democratic side. democratic senator ron wyden spoke up and defended you. senator paul, even majority leader harry reid had some praise for you and here is that. >> i've been involved in a few filibusters, as rand paul has, as rand paul did yesterday. and what i've...
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citizens here he is the son-in-law of osama bin laden. he was -- to kill u.s. citizens. he is the son-in-law of osama bin laden. he was a key member of osama bin laden's inner circle. the day after the 9/11 attacks we saw him in a video on long side -- alongside osama bin laden. he said a great army is gathering against you. he called them the nation of islam. you go into battle against jews christians, and the americans -- he said, "a great army as ais gathering against you," he called them the nation of islam . "to go into battle against jews, christians, and the americans." we have the prospect of an al qaeda-related detainee and suspect appearing in civilian court in new york. secondly, the authorities want to put across the message that time does not lessen the crime. the impact of 9/11 is still here after all these years. listen to the quote for him the -- from the attorney. he said, "the memory of those attacks is indelibly etched on the american psyche. today is the latest example of our commitment to capturing and punishing the enemies of the u.s., no matter how
citizens here he is the son-in-law of osama bin laden. he was -- to kill u.s. citizens. he is the son-in-law of osama bin laden. he was a key member of osama bin laden's inner circle. the day after the 9/11 attacks we saw him in a video on long side -- alongside osama bin laden. he said a great army is gathering against you. he called them the nation of islam. you go into battle against jews christians, and the americans -- he said, "a great army as ais gathering against you," he...
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abu ghaith served as a main voice of al qaeda and was also bin laden's son-in-law. in video recordings, he urged muslims to fight the u.s. in the wake of the 9/11 attacks. he is expected to make an initial appearance tomorrow in federal court in new york. in syria, u.n. officials negotiated with the leader of a rebel group holding 21 u.n. peacekeepers. they were taken captive yesterday in a village in the golan heights. videos have since been posted online purportedly showing the peacekeepers saying that they are safe and being treated well. at the same time, there has been intense shelling in the area where they're being held. the first bill to curb u.s. gun violence began moving in the senate today. democrats on the judiciary committee, joined by one republican, voted to make illegal gun purchases a federal crime. violations would be punishable by up to 25 years in prison. the committee is also considering a ban on assault- style weapons and high capacity magazines, proposed by california democrat diane feinstein. >> these assault weapons have a great attraction f
abu ghaith served as a main voice of al qaeda and was also bin laden's son-in-law. in video recordings, he urged muslims to fight the u.s. in the wake of the 9/11 attacks. he is expected to make an initial appearance tomorrow in federal court in new york. in syria, u.n. officials negotiated with the leader of a rebel group holding 21 u.n. peacekeepers. they were taken captive yesterday in a village in the golan heights. videos have since been posted online purportedly showing the peacekeepers...
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bin laden's son-in-law suleyman obligates. and the white house has undertaken a new charm offensive aimed at winning over rank-and- file congressional republicans for a potential grand economic bargain. that's where we begin with you this morning. your thoughts on the new effort of engagement by president obama and hear how optimistic you are that a deficit deal can be reached. give us a call -- 202-585-3883, if you are outside the united states. you can catch up with us on twitter, facebook, or e-mail us. a very good friday morning to you. i want to take you to some of the headlines about what is being called a charm offensive by president obama. this from the wall street journal this morning -- and from the washington post -- and from the new york times -- there you have a picture from wednesday night at the jefferson hotel in washington, d.c., where senators including tom coburn and saxby chambliss and joined the president for dinner that the president paid for where the deficit reduction issues came up. here's a story from
bin laden's son-in-law suleyman obligates. and the white house has undertaken a new charm offensive aimed at winning over rank-and- file congressional republicans for a potential grand economic bargain. that's where we begin with you this morning. your thoughts on the new effort of engagement by president obama and hear how optimistic you are that a deficit deal can be reached. give us a call -- 202-585-3883, if you are outside the united states. you can catch up with us on twitter, facebook,...
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the law says. fortunately, we in america are surrounded by people, the majority of whom fit into the latter category. it's those people that i think we need to look out for from time to time. in light of those people, the supreme court of the united states has established the standard in the heller case pursuant to which it said people have a second amendment right to possess a firearm that is typically possessed by law- abiding people for lawful purposes. there are, as i understand it, about four million ar-15's in this country. there are even more other weapons that would likewise fall into a ban like this one. to my knowledge, the overwhelming majority of those weapons are possessed by law- abiding people and they are used for law-abiding purposes, hunting, target practice, self- defense and the like. i have yet to be convinced that the proponents of this legislation have met their heavy burden of establishing that this law would do more harm than good and that the -- any goodfor these reasons i
the law says. fortunately, we in america are surrounded by people, the majority of whom fit into the latter category. it's those people that i think we need to look out for from time to time. in light of those people, the supreme court of the united states has established the standard in the heller case pursuant to which it said people have a second amendment right to possess a firearm that is typically possessed by law- abiding people for lawful purposes. there are, as i understand it, about...
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versus passing new laws. president clinton tried an assault weapons ban 19 years ago. and we have the benefit of hindsight as well as some research to examine the lackluster results of that decade long experiment. according to the department of justice's own study, it was completely inferktle in reducing murder or crime rates. some have talked about this study funded by the justice department and claimed it reduced gun murders by 6.7%. but the problem is the study reveals how weak the evidence really was. the author said however the evidence is not strong enough for us to conclude there was any meaningful effect, i.e. that the effect was different from zero. so are we really going to pass another law that will have zero effect and pat ourselves on the back and say we've accomplished something wonderful? we tried this experiment once and it failed. and i think it promotes symbolism over seriousness to repeat that mistake. a real concern of mine is that the efforts to enact this gun ban are distracting congress
versus passing new laws. president clinton tried an assault weapons ban 19 years ago. and we have the benefit of hindsight as well as some research to examine the lackluster results of that decade long experiment. according to the department of justice's own study, it was completely inferktle in reducing murder or crime rates. some have talked about this study funded by the justice department and claimed it reduced gun murders by 6.7%. but the problem is the study reveals how weak the evidence...
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. >> we heard a lot about the various challenges of law enforcement to combat scamsment what are some of the difficulties or obstacles you or your agents have seen in combating. >> it's been mentioned panel after panel this morning, it's a global problem. so anytime we're trying to conduct a criminal investigation, where the criminals are located overseas, it makes it that much more difficult to run the investigation. we rely on collaborating with other law enforcement agencies, and we rely on collaborating with other law enforcement and regulatory components of foreign governments in addition, fda is a public health and state enforcement engine, and to conduct a criminal investigation involving a public health and safety matter, where the public needs to be warned, it makes it very difficult at times to conduct a criminal investigation, because once an alert goes out, notifying the public of another tainted supplement, the hat is tipped. but it's the right thing to do. >> there may be viewers out there, consumers, saying to themselves, look, i have a disease that i'm suffering from,
. >> we heard a lot about the various challenges of law enforcement to combat scamsment what are some of the difficulties or obstacles you or your agents have seen in combating. >> it's been mentioned panel after panel this morning, it's a global problem. so anytime we're trying to conduct a criminal investigation, where the criminals are located overseas, it makes it that much more difficult to run the investigation. we rely on collaborating with other law enforcement agencies, and...
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joining us now, two guests, v victoria tunsing and a harvard law professor. why is new york a better place to try him than guantanamo bay? >> our constitution sets out a procedure for trying criminals. this is the procedure. he dets trial by jury, he gets a lawyer. he is a combatant. he's also a criminal. he's a terrorist. he's an unlawful combatant. the executive has the power to choose whether to treat him as a combatant and put him in front of a military tribunal or simply detain him until the war is over, whatever that would mean in the context of war against terrorism. but he's a criminal who conspired to till americans. they have the option of giving him our full due process rights, putting him on trial, let the public visibly and transparently see how we treat people who attack america. let him either be convicted or acquitted. that's the way our justice system operates. we should be proud of it. >> victoria, you disagree? >> absolutely. this is a political decision. to try him in a federal courtroom in new york is disconsistent with this administratio
joining us now, two guests, v victoria tunsing and a harvard law professor. why is new york a better place to try him than guantanamo bay? >> our constitution sets out a procedure for trying criminals. this is the procedure. he dets trial by jury, he gets a lawyer. he is a combatant. he's also a criminal. he's a terrorist. he's an unlawful combatant. the executive has the power to choose whether to treat him as a combatant and put him in front of a military tribunal or simply detain him...